Aashirwad (1968) (Hindi Film / Bollywood Movie / Indian Cinema DVD) [DVD]

Shivnath Choudhary lives a wealthy lifestyle in Chandanpur, India, along with
his wife, Leela, and 8 year old daughter, Neena. He likes to mingle with poor
folk much, especially Baiju, to the chagrin of his wife, who shuns them and
only tolerates them as long as they continue to pay taxes. When Shivnath
steals money to help dwellers, Leela has the huts burnt down, and forbids him
from seeing Neena ever again. Hurt and confused, Shivnath flees to Bombay,
where he befriends a man named Mahadev and makes some money entertaining young
children, including a girl named Neena. When Neena passes away, Shivnath
returns to Chandanpur only to find the village in ruins, and Rukmini, the
daughter of Baiju, abducted and being held by Ramdas, Leela's Munim. Shivnath
tracks Ramdas down, kills him, and is subsequently arrested and sentenced to
prison for 14 years. He passes his time writing poems for Neena and hopes to
see her one day when he gets released. Years later, he does get to see her in
the prison yard along with her fiancé, Dr. Biren, who is the doctor attached
to the prison, but finds that she loathes convicts. He hides his real identity
from her, and she subsequently warms up to him and even talks with him about
her dad. He also finds out that she is to be married soon. A day before her
marriage, Shivnath has a stroke and is hospitalized. The next day he is told
that the rest of his term has been pardoned and he is free to leave when he
recovers. Shivnath insists on leaving immediately. Seriously ill, and facing
the risk of being shunned by everyone will Shivnath make it to Neena's wedding
in time?